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Richard S. Ehrlich
BANGKOK, Thailand -- Travelers, businessmen and reporters, unable to fly through Bangkok's barricaded airports, were
telling the world on Friday about dysfunctional Thailand, including a prediction that Al Qaeda terrorists will be
delighted to learn ...
Air New Zealand
French search and rescue authorities have advised they now have locator signals from the two black box flight recorders
from the Airbus A320 that was on lease to XL Airways of Germany and lost in the Mediterranean yesterday.
Michael Collins
California turned blue with a vengeance in the 2008 presidential election. President-elect Obama's 61% majority plus a
78% turnout rate statewide was enough to strip the Republicans of all but one county with a significant population.
New Zealand Government
Prime Minister John Key today expressed the sympathies of all New Zealanders to the families, friends and colleagues of
those killed in the Air New Zealand Airbus A320 aircraft crash in the Mediterranean.
Air New Zealand
Family members of two of the five New Zealanders lost in the A320 crash will travel to France tonight. Air New Zealand
Group General Manager International Airline Ed Sims says the families of two of the missing people will leave Auckland
tonight accompanied ...
Air New Zealand
French search and rescue divers have recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the A320 that was lost in the
Mediterranean on Friday.
Air New Zealand
Media Advisory 30 November Air New Zealand Chief Executive Rob Fyfe has arrived in Perpignan this evening with family
members of missing Auckland-based Air New Zealand engineer Murray White.
Air New Zealand
French authorities have now advised Air New Zealand that it should not expect there to be any survivors after its Airbus
A320 that was on lease to XL Airways of Germany was lost in the Mediterranean yesterday.
Jon Muller
The ERMA decision on GMF06002 gives Crop and Food a 10 year approval. This is highly concerning given the failure of the
previous field test which was de-commissioned in May this year.
Air New Zealand
The following statement is issued on behalf of Captain Brian Horrell’s wife, Shellie, and the family. The statement was
written with the support of some of Brian’s closest colleagues.
Air New Zealand
French search and rescue teams are working in deteriorating weather conditions to try and retrieve the two flight
recorders from the A320 on lease to Germany’s XL Airways that was lost in the Mediterranean yesterday.
Unicom
Hamilton, New Zealand – 28 November 2008 – Unicom, a university commercialisation consortium comprised of WaikatoLink,
AUT University, Lincoln University and Canterprise, has appointed the Hon Ruth Richardson, Dr Mark Ahn and Mr Bill Day
to an investment ...
New Zealand Government
Commerce Minister Simon Power has welcomed the Capital Market Development Taskforce’s interim report, saying it would
receive his urgent attention.
Farmers Trading Company
The sun shone on the annual Farmers Santa Parade as Father Christmas came to town today to the glorious roars of the
estimated 250,000-strong crowd of mums, dads and littlies.
Movember
The moustache went back out in style last night at the Movember Gala Parté in Auckland.
New Zealand Government
Foreign Affairs Minister Murray McCully and Defence Minister Wayne Mapp are urging all parties to show restraint during
whaling protests in the Antarctic this season.
Air New Zealand
Air New Zealand has a support team in place in Perpignan, with New Zealand-based staff including Chief Executive Officer
Rob Fyfe en-route to France as search and rescue efforts continue.
Air New Zealand
Mike and Colleen White, the parents of Murray White, have asked Air New Zealand to issue the following statement on
their behalf:
Master Builders House of the Year
A striking holiday home in Russell and a revolutionary Auckland office building took out the supreme awards at the
national Registered Master Builders 2008 House of the Year and RMB Commercial Project Awards, in association with
PlaceMakers.
International Aids Society
Additional evidence of the exciting potential of HIV treatment as prevention increases need to frontload funding
Parekotuku Moore
Talk it up – that’s a solution to domestic violence according to Parekotuku Moore from the National Network of Stopping
Violence Services.
Auckland Festival
Auckland Festival today announced the appointment of David Inns to the newly created position of Chief Executive. He
will work alongside Festival Director David Malacari to lead the team behind the City’s biennial celebration of Arts and
Culture.
Scoop Daily Ratings
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Canterbury Community Trust
The news that Bay of Plenty Regional Trust has temporarily suspended grants in the face of the financial crisis is very
upsetting. Many voluntary organisations will be relying on those grants to continue operation, many community and sports
groups ...
Deloitte - Management magazine Top 200
The finalists have been announced for this year's Deloitte/Management Magazine Top 200 Awards, with Company of the Year
nominees Datacom, Delegat's Group and the Port of Tauranga competing for top honours. The winner will be announced at
the Top 200 ...
Chapman Tripp
Chapman Tripp today welcomed the interim recommendations from the Capital Market Development Taskforce as “refreshingly
direct”.
Free West Papua Campaign
At the Houses of Commons, London on Monday the 1st of December 2008 at 11.30 am, will be the launch event of the West
Papua Declaration, in support of self determination for the indigenous people of West Papua.
ITUC
Brussels, 27 November 2008 (ITUC OnLine): The ITUC has condemned this week's terrorist attacks in the Indian financial
centre Mumbai as despicable atrocities, aimed at innocent civilians from India and abroad. More than 100 people are
known to have ...
New Zealand National Party
National Party Defence spokesman Wayne Mapp says the Government needs to say why it is not sending air force
surveillance planes to monitor Japanese whaling. “The Government sent air force Orions to monitor Japanese whaling
vessels in Antarctic ...
Govett Brewster Gallery
Lee Mingwei, a leading artist on the international stage, presents Uncommon Senses at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery
from 6 December 2008 to 16 March 2009.